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Air Laos Transport Aerienes (Air Laos)
1954-1961
Vientiane

Laos-based aviation company formed by Air France (20%) and Aigle-Azur (30%). Based in Vientiane, laos. Most original equipment leased from Airgle-Azur. Absorbed into Royal Air Lao in 1961.


Abbreviations: a/c - aircraft; c/n - construction number;  ICC - International Control Commission; lsf - lease from; pax - passengers; TWA - Trans World Airlines;  ufo - ultimate fate obscure/current state unknown.

Registration Codes (initial 1 or 2 characters): B - China. F - France. XW - Laos. Numeric in Remarks is the USAAF serial number.

Blank fields indicate data not known or available; Sources: See source file.
 
 


Unknown Type

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
   
from Veha Akat
Air Laos
    
Nov 1959
    
A108
   
from Veha Akat
Air Laos
    
Nov 1959
    
A108
   
from Veha Akat
Air Laos
    
Nov 1959
    
A108
   
from Veha Akat
Air Laos
    
Nov 1959
    
A108

Boeing C-75/307 Stratoliner

A/C type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Boeing 307B1
1996
  
Aigle-Azur
F-BELV
1951
1960
to
Air Laos
42-88624, 
Impressed from TWA
A75-424
Boeing 307B1
1996
from 
Aigle-Azur
Air Laos
XW-TAB
1960
w/o
Oct 
1965
Missing on ICC 
flight from Vientiane
Laos to Hanoi, NVN
18 Oct 1965. 12 killed
reverted to F-BELV Nov 1960?.
May have been shot down. 
A75-424
Boeing 307B1
1998
  
Aigle-Azur
F-BELU
1951
1952
to 
Air Laos
42-88263, 
Impressed from TWA
A75-424
Boeing 307B1
1998
from
Aigle-Azur
Air Laos
F-BELU
1952
1959
to
Airnautic
  
A75-424
Boeing 307B1
1999
  
Aigle-Azur
Extreme-Orient
F-BELX
1956
1960
to Air Laos
42-88625
Impressed from TWA
A75-424
Boeing 307B1
1999
from
Aigle-Azur
Extreme-Orient
Air Laos
F-BELX
1960
1960
to CITCA
lsf Aigle-Azur Extreme-Orient
A75-424
Boeing
307B1
2000
  
Aigle-Azur
F-BELY
1951
1952
to
Air Laos
42-88626
Impressed from TWA
A75-424
Boeing
307B1
2000
from
Aigle-Azur
Air Laos
F-BELY
1952
Nov
1959
to
Air Nautic
leased to Air Nautic?
A75-424
Boeing
307B1
2000
from
Air Nautic
Royal Air Laos
F-BELY
Apr
1970
Feb
1971
Ground damaged at Luang Prabang
12 Feb 1971, Derelict at site; damaged in Apr 1971? Cut up?
Sold to Air Commerical Cambodge in 1974
A75-424
Boeing
307B1
2001
  
Aigle-Azur
F-BELZ
Jun
1951
  
to Air Laos
42-88627
Impressed from TWA
A75-424
Boeing
307B1
2001
from
Aigle-Azur
Air Laos
F-BELZ
1952?
Nov
1959
lease to Air Nautic
Crashed 29 Dec 1962
Mt Renosa, Corsica
A75-424

Bristol 170 Freighter

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Bristol 170 
Freighter 31
13162
  
Air Laos?
F-OAOT
    
ufo
  
A109
Bristol 170 
Freighter 31
13165
  
Air Laos
F-OAOU
  
Nov 
1956
crashed 15 Nov 1956, 
Vientiane, Laos
  
A-17-56, A109

Curtiss C-46 Commando

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Curtiss
C-46D-CU
33465
from Aigle-Azur
Air Laos
F-BFAS?
1955?
  1959?
return to 
Aigle-Azur
 44-78069,
formerly F-OAFJ
A109,A113,
A114, A125

Dehavilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Dehavilland Canada
DHC-2
883
Aigle-Azur 
Indochine?
Air Laos
F-LAAJ
1955?
Sep
1960?
To Royal Air Lao?
  
A109

Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Douglas
C-47A-DL
9336
from Aigle-Azur
Air Laos
F-BFGA
 Aug
1955
 Sep 1959
to French Air Force 23474
42-23474, lsf Aigle-Azur
A15, A31,
A101, A103
Douglas
C-47A-DL
9785
from Aigle-Azur
Air Laos
F-BFGN
 
 Mar
1955
w/o 11 or 14 Mar 1955; lst Phong Savanh, 
Laos
42-100748; lsf Aigle-Azur; Inagural flight of new airline;  25 pax + 3 crew killed
A15, A58-54, A101
Douglas
C-47B-DK
26696
from Foshing Airlines Air Transport
Air Laos
XW-PAA?
1955+
1961
to Royal Air Lao
43-49435; 
ex B-1407
A15, A45-26
Douglas
C-47B-DK
33253
from Aigle-Azur Extreme Orient
Air Laos
F-BFGC
1955?
1064?
returned to Aigle-Azur or French Air Force 76921
44-76921; lsf Aigle-Azur Extreme Orient
A15, A45-26

SNACSO SO.30P Bretagne

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
SO.30P Bretagne
13
  
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
F-OAIX
    
to Air Laos
former F-WAVR
Air Algerie
A15, A33
SO.30P Bretagne
13
from AAEO
Air Laos
F-OAIX
    
ufo
lease from AAEO
A15
SO.30P Bretagne
14
  
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
F-OAMA
    
to Air Laos
former F-DAAC
Air Algerie
A15, A33
SO.30P Bretagne
14
from AAEO
Air Laos
F-OAMA
  
Apr
1954
w/o 30 Apr 1954
lease from AAEO
crash at Saigon
A15, A24-54
Due to date of crash of F-OAMA, these aircraft were probably on lease from Aigle-Azur Indochine, the predecessor company to Aigle-Azur Extreme Orient. That transition occurred in 1955.

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Created August 2002. Revised June 2003
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